The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-10
MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
Tho Full Tcxt OF tho Measure ns 1t W
Finally Passed. .g..

Tic Full Tcxt OF tho Measure Ms 1t was
a.t.5 Finally Passed.
Washington ledttte. .E.-.-
fPlsce on tho pansion.roll tho names Of
the surviving officers and enlisted men,
including marines, militia and volunteers
OF the military and naval services OF the
United statee, who, being duly enlisted,
or Navy Of the United States In Mexico,
or onthe coasts or frontier thereof, or en-
route thereto, IN the war with that nation,
or were actually engaged in battle in
said war, and wero honorably discharged,
and 10 such other officers and soldiers and
sailors as may have been personally
named in any resolution Of Congress for
any specific eervice in baid war, and tho
surviving widow OF such officers and en-
listed men: Provided, That such widows
have not remarked: Proriatd, That every
ouch officer, enlisted man, or widow who
Is or may become 62 years OF age, or who
is or may become subject TO any disability
or dependency equivalent to some cause
prescribed or recognised by the pension
laws Of the United States Ne sufficient
reason for tho allowance OF q pension, shall
be entitled to the benefits Of this net; but
1t shall not be held to include shy person
not within tie rule Of Age or disability or
depsncer, hfFsIu defined, or who in
CURED disability while II any man
ner Jsi,.. - ~SlY engaged in or aiding or
1bsiiing IN = = rebellion against tho
authority 81 tin %aited States.
Erc. 9. Thai PsBS Suuder section one
Of this act bhAl b. :. y nate Of S. per
monih, and pGyEbS = ~ from aud alter
tho pasEaEe OF this scf, for and dGriug the
natural lives Of the persons entitled there
10, or during the continuance OF the die
ability for which the same shall be grant
ed: Pr0rtded, Tia. section one OF this act
shall not apply TO any person who Is re-
ceivinS q pension at the rate OF S. per
month or more, nor to any person receiv-
ing pension Of less than IS per month,
except for the difference between the PEN
sion nov received I'll less than IS per
month"; and S. per month.
SEC. s. That before tho name OF any
person shall bs placed on tho pension rol.
under this act, proof shall be made, under
such rules and regulations as the secre-
tary OF the Interior may prescribe, OF the
right Of the applicant to pension; and
any person who shall falsely and corruptly
take any oath required under this act
shall be deemed guilty OF perjury; and the
Secretary OF the Interior shall cause to be
stricken from tho pension.roll the name Of
any person whenever it shall be made to
appear by proof satisfactory to him that
such name was put upon such roll through
false and fraudulent representations, and
that Auch person is not entitled to PEN
sion under this Get. The loss OF the GER
titlcatc OF discharge shall not deprive any
person Of the benefits Of this act, but other
record evidence OF enlistment and service
and Of an honorable discharge may be
deemed sufficient: Provided, That when
eny person has been granted a land.war-
rant, under any act Of Compress, for and
gu account CT service in the said war with
Mexico, such grant shall be pri'na .Jacie
evidence OF his service and honorable dis.
charge; but such evidence shall not be
conclusive, and may DO rebutted by owl
dence that such land-warrant was i'm
properly granted.
SIC. 4. That the pension laws now in
force which are notirconsistent or in con-
tilct with this oct are hereby made part
OF this act, 80 far as they may be applica.
bic thereto. sj->'-
SEC. 5. That section forty.seven hundred
and sixteen Of the Revised Statutes Is
hereby repealed, 80 far as the same 70.
lates to this act or to pensioners under
this act. 5O,
SEC s. That the provisions OF this act
ahall not apply to any person while under
the political disabilities imposed by the
fourteenth amendment to the 'Constitu-
ton Of the United Statea.